barrier troops

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barrier troops pl (plural only)

  1. Military units that are located in the rear or on the front line to maintain military discipline of the main forces by preventing desertion.
    • 2023 March 27, Pjotr Sauer, “Russian soldiers say commanders used ‘barrier troops’ to stop them retreating”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
      The Russian president has also claimed Ukraine was using its own barrier troops, “shooting their own soldiers in the back”.

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